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I am a postdoctoral associate (effective in August, 2023) in the Institute of Human Development and Social Change at the New York University. I am on the 2023-24 job market.
In my research, I rely on innovative methodological approaches—such as qualitatively informed agent-based models and machine learning techniques—to re-examining “old” questions in education research. Doing so, I hope to improve the quality of evidence on questions of great relevance to education policy and practice. In particular, I concentrate on questions related to the organizational decisions of educational institutions and how they impact unequal educational opportunities across race and class lines.
In my dissertation (advised by L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy and with support from NYU’s agent-based modeling lab), I designed qualitatively-informed agent-based models to address questions concerning the emergence of educational inequalities—defined as access to advanced coursework—between Black and White students who attend the same school. I investigated the role of racial composition on Black students’ educational opportunities and explored how educational opportunities are hoarded within schools.
As a postdoctoral researcher, I work with Rachel Fish (NYU) and Kenneth Shores (University of Delaware) investigating methodological issues concerning the existing quantitative evidence on the disproportionate representation of Black students in special education programs.
Please navigate across the pages to learn about my research; teaching; and to access selected resources.
Organizations
Education policy
Racial
inequality
Computational
methods
Ph.D. Sociology of Education, New York University. 2023.
M.Phil. Sociology of Education, New York University. 2021.
B.A.
Economics with mathematical emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2017.
For research/publication purposes, I hyphenate my last name: Souto-Maior.
In my research, I rely on innovative methodological approaches to re-examining “old” questions in education research. Doing so, I hope to improve the quality of evidence on some of the key questions to education policy and practice. In particular, I concentrate on questions related to the organization of educational institutions, looking at how organizational decisions impact the formation of racial and socioeconomic inequalities in education opportunity. This work is defined by two main areas of research, detailed below.
Hank Sherwood,
New York
University — from Spring 2019 to Spring 2021
New York University — Fall 2022
New York University — Fall 2022
New York University — Spring 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison — 2016-17
University of Wisconsin-Madison — 2015-16
Essays on the dynamics of
Black-White advanced course-taking inequalities
Areas of concentration:
school organization; quantitative methods.
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